In epic credit to her handlers, Jennifer Hudson‘s star has shone brighter with each year since her Oscar winning turn in ‘Dreamgirls’ seven years ago.

Ironically, though, this has been in parallel to the unremarkable performance of not one, but two studio albums on the charts. The singer’s 2008’s self-titled managed to go Gold, yet it’s follow-up, 2011’s ‘I Remember Me’, failed to connect with listeners and to-date has only sold 370,000 in the US.  Hoping to right those wrongs, the great Clive Davis has taken the helm of Hudson’s third project.

Having orchestrated much of the late Whitney Houston‘s success, can the industry icon have a similar effect on a career in much need of it? Flip the hood to read his plans for Hudson’s new album in an exclusive interview with Billboard….

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Joshua Rogers, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below for the latest news on gospel legend Shirley Caesar as well as Fred Hammond, Joshua Rogers,  and more:

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Guess which Hip Hop kitten was snapped rocking the runway at last night’s ‘The Reality Of Fashion/The Reality Of AIDS’ event last night.

Hint: Her last official single peaked at #109 in the US, while her last album was co-executive produced by Nicki Minaj manager, Gee Roberson.

Find out who the natural beauty is below!!

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ROC’s brightest stars arrived at SOHO House, West Hollywood yesterday afternoon- hitting the venue for the label’s Pre-Grammy brunch.

Despite missing ‘Radioactive‘ Princess Rita Ora, the party did welcome the likes of Beyonce, Elijah Blake, Rihanna, Kelly Rowland, Kylie Minogue, Solange, Chris Brown and ‘Battlefield’ belle Jordin Sparks.

More snaps from the party below…

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As the music industry”s biggest calendar night, it”s only natural that the Grammy Awards spawns a number of events in its honour.One of the most notable this year was the Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch, which online casino took place at Soho House, Los Angeles.

Of the many stars in attendance, Kelly Rowland and the Roc”s latest signee Kylie Minogue reportedly turned heads most.

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The entertainment industry showed up and showed last night at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala.

Boasting a more upbeat mood than last year’s sombre affair (see: Whitney Houston’s passing), the likes of  Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Ciara, Brandy, Usher, and Tyra Banks were among the many stars in attendance to pay homage to this year’s honoree L.A. Reid.

Peep pics from The Beverly Hilton event below..

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After winning rave reviews for her portrayal of civil rights activist Betty Shabazz on Lifetime’s recent ‘Betty & Coretta’ (Angela Bassett), Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige found herself in Los Angeles this weekend being honored at the VIBE Impact Awards.

Joined by celebrities like Ciara, Future, Diddy, and more, the magazine toasted their own success of 20 years in print as well as to Mary’s two decade long career as well.

The ultimate honor comes in the form of the singer’s latest cover of the hip hop publication for February/March 2013.  Many may not know, but Mary has covered Vibe magazine more than any other artist since its debut.  As ever keep it locked to That Grape Juice for more from this spread as it becomes available.

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Pop prince Justin Bieber is currently enjoying a reign over Billboard charts with his fifth #1 album ‘Believe: Acoustic’.

To ensure the set continues to stay atop charts, Biebs took to SNL to play double duty as host and musical guest on tonight’s episode.  Lending a live rendition of his latest hit ‘As Long As You Love Me’,  click below to hear the Canadian hitmaker hit every key but the right ones with this shaky performance:

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2013 is off to a rocky start for R&B bad boy Chris Brown.

After a highly publicized fisticuffs with fellow hitmaker Frank Ocean followed by subsequent accusations of probation violation stemming from ‘the incident’, now Brown has been involved in a crash that totaled the car seen above (not long after the snap was taken).

Much like his ‘Next To You’ co-star Justin Bieber‘s recent accident, Brown’s camp is saying the paparazzi is to blame.  Check out the full report below:

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Music’s biggest calendar night is but a day away, and while much about the 55th Annual Grammy Awards has been coated in secrecy, details about its opener have been confirmed.

Full story below…

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Is redemption on the horizon for Lil Mama?

By our estimates, it very well could be. For moments ago, it was confirmed that the pint-sized femcee has been cast as the late Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes in VH1’s hotly anticipated TLC biopic.

Details below…

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‘First Lady? B*tch I’m the President- b*tches is my sons and they all want my residence.’ 

In a career that now spans over six years, Nicki Minaj has proved that when it comes to exceeding expectations…none do it better than her.

Sure, while her sophomore LP and its supporting era lacked the skill and structure her first LP served in abundance, this week has seen sales of the album carve her name in history yet again.

Find out how below…

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